Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine Web Service Remote Buffer Overflow

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A vulnerability has been identified in Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands or cause a denial of service. This flaw is due to a heap overflow error in the the administrative interface that does not properly handle malformed HTTP requests (port 8004/tcp), which may be exploited by remote attackers to crash a vulnerable application or execute arbitrary commands with SYSTEM privileges.

Info: http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2005/1954